About The name California was first used in 1542 to designate the region by the Spanish expedition led by Juan RodrÃguez Cabrillo. It was probably derived from a popular Spanish novel published in 1510 in which a fictional island paradise named California was described. California is the third largest state in area after Alaska and Texas. The discovery of gold and the immigration in 1849 of thousands of "forty-niners" in search of the precious metal helped California's admission into the Union in 1850 as the 31st state. Today, California has the highest population of any state in the nation and is America's principal agricultural state. It is also the home of Hollywood, the center of America's movie and television industry. http://usa.usembassy.de/california.htm
Symbols
State Facts
Nickname- Golden State
Motto-Eureka before statehood, known as the California Republic
Demonym- Californian
Flower- Golden Poppy
Tree- California redwoods
Bird- California Valley Quail
Animal- California Grizzly Bear
Fish- California Golden trout
Colors- Gold and Blue
Song- "I Love You, California"
Population and Cities
Capital- Sacramento
Largest city- Los Angeles
California
http://www.nationalatlas.gov/printable/reference.html#California
About
The name California was first used in 1542 to designate the region by the Spanish expedition led by Juan RodrÃguez Cabrillo. It was probably derived from a popular Spanish novel published in 1510 in which a fictional island paradise named California was described. California is the third largest state in area after Alaska and Texas. The discovery of gold and the immigration in 1849 of thousands of "forty-niners" in search of the precious metal helped California's admission into the Union in 1850 as the 31st state. Today, California has the highest population of any state in the nation and is America's principal agricultural state. It is also the home of Hollywood, the center of America's movie and television industry.
http://usa.usembassy.de/california.htm
Symbols
State Facts
Nickname- Golden State
Motto-Eureka before statehood, known as the California Republic
Demonym- Californian
Flower- Golden Poppy
Tree- California redwoods
Bird- California Valley Quail
Animal- California Grizzly Bear
Fish- California Golden trout
Colors- Gold and Blue
Song- "I Love You, California"
Population and Cities
Capital- Sacramento
Largest city- Los Angeles